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Automatically Highlight Data Validation Errors Inside Excel Files in Python
Load an Excel file with openpyxl, iterate over cells, and highlight invalid data (empty, negative) with a red fill and error message.
import openpyxl
from openpyxl.styles import PatternFill
from pathlib import Path
def highlight_validation_errors(filepath: str, output_path: str = None):
wb = openpyxl.load_workbook(filepath)
red_fill = PatternFill(start_color="FF0000", end_color="FF0000", fill_type="solid")
for sheet in wb.worksheet…
Create a Python Tool That Generates Professional Excel Dashboards
Generate a professional sales dashboard in an Excel workbook with styled headers, a bar chart, and formatted number cells using the openpyxl library.
import openpyxl
from openpyxl.chart import BarChart, Reference
from openpyxl.styles import Font, PatternFill, Alignment, Border, Side
from openpyxl.utils import get_column_letter
def create_sales_dashboard(workbook_path: str) -> None:
"""Generate a professional sales dashboard in an Excel workbook."""
wb = op…
How to Automatically Merge Hundreds of Excel Files Without Losing Formatting in Python
Merge all .xlsx files in a folder into a single Excel workbook, preserving individual sheet structures with sheet name prefixes.
import pandas as pd
from pathlib import Path
def merge_excel_files(folder_path: str, output_path: str) -> None:
"""
Merge all .xlsx files in a folder into a single Excel file,
preserving individual sheet structures.
"""
folder = Path(folder_path)
excel_files = list(folder.glob("*.xlsx"))
…
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